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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: Prosperi-Tees on November 07, 2013, 02:57:31 PM

Title: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on November 07, 2013, 02:57:31 PM
Chopper on head #1 is moving very slowly and does not print. The lubricator was not working. I just replaced the reg/lubricator and want to know how you get a valve unstuck, also how much oil do you feed the press?
Title: Re: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: 3Deep on November 07, 2013, 03:02:58 PM
Own my Anatol it sez 1 drop of oil for every 50 cycles, I have 7 print heads so I thinking a bigger press might take more.

Darryl
Title: Re: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on November 07, 2013, 03:34:29 PM
It works! I guess just some exercise will free it up. Head #2 doesn't chop at all though but I guess that's not that big of a deal as the flash almost lives there I suppose.
Title: Re: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: ebscreen on November 07, 2013, 03:46:14 PM
Look for anything binding on the actual chopper just in con queso.
Title: Re: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: jvanick on November 07, 2013, 04:14:32 PM
on the 'top' of the mac valve.. when looking at the top of the black solenoid, there's a little white 'button' in a small hole.. if you work that a few (10) times, with a nail or something that fits in there, usually they unstick themselves.

we find the most problems when everything is 'cold' first thing in the morning... after a few cycles, many times the cycles we do as part using the flash to pre-warm the pallets loosen things up.

-J
Title: Re: How to unstick a sticky MAC valve on Gauntlet S?
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on November 07, 2013, 04:16:15 PM
It actually looks like the previous owner rarely if ever printed on head 2. Everything is real dark and kinda blackish from the heat of the flash.